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. >>> first super storm sandy, now another storm. hundreds of thousands of new yorkers still left in the dark tonight. where is the power? what's being done to bring it back? i'll talk to a resident of staten island ahead. to here? at university of phoenix we're moving career planning forward so you can start figuring that out sooner. ln fact, by thinking about where want your education to lead, while you're still in school, you might find the best route... leads somewhere you weren't even looking. let's get to work. >>> up close tonight, a first look at the previously unknown secret operation the obama campaign used to defeat mitt romney. as you've heard about or as you're about to learn, this operation was so highly organized, technical and computerized, could become a template for future campaigns. president obama spent months on the campaign trail of course but so did mitt romney. the president shook hands, posed for photos with voters. so did mitt romney. so what was the ultimate difference between the two in terms of their oper
. >>> first super storm sandy, now another storm. hundreds of thousands of new yorkers still left in the dark tonight. where is the power? what's being done to bring it back? i'll talk to a resident of staten island ahead. to here? at university of phoenix we're moving career planning forward so you can start figuring that out sooner. ln fact, by thinking about where want your education to lead, while you're still in school, you might find the best route... leads somewhere you weren't...
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. >>> first super storm sandy, now another storm. hundreds of thousands of new yorkers still left in the dark tonight. where is the power? what's being done to bring it back? i'll talk with a resident of hard-hit staten island outraged at the situation. >>> up close tonight, a first look at the previously unknown secret operation the obama campaign used to defeat mitt romney. as you've heard about or as you're about to learn, this operation was so highly organized, technical and computerized, could become a template for future campaigns. president obama spent months on the campaign trail of course but so did mitt romney. the president shook hands, posed for photos with voters. so did mitt romney. the obama campaign spent millions on radio and tv ads. obviously the romney campaign did, as well. so what was the ultimate difference between the two in terms of their operations? well, obama's data mining operation microtargeting voters. "time" magazine's white house correspondent michael scherer got an exclues ever inside look at the oper
. >>> first super storm sandy, now another storm. hundreds of thousands of new yorkers still left in the dark tonight. where is the power? what's being done to bring it back? i'll talk with a resident of hard-hit staten island outraged at the situation. >>> up close tonight, a first look at the previously unknown secret operation the obama campaign used to defeat mitt romney. as you've heard about or as you're about to learn, this operation was so highly organized, technical...
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not too far away, another family, another tragedy caused by sandy. in nearby pearl river, jeffrey channon, 51 years old, a retired new york city police sergeant was home with his wife and children when a tree fell on their house. police say the power of the falling tree was so great that his body was forced from an upper floor to the ground. he was found outside his home pinned underneath the tree. his wife and daughters were badly injured. his son called 911. on staten island, the scene of so much heartbreak, another wrenching story. enormous waves churned by sandy overcame the home of george dresh in the island's tottenville section. the local newspaper, "the staten island advance" was given this photo of george a year ago. that's him on the far left with the white gloves. he had been helping to clean up after hurricane irene. this time, neighbors told the newspaper that he stayed because a family's home had been looted a year ago when irene had struck and this is what was left after the storm moved on. total destruction. he was killed and so was h
not too far away, another family, another tragedy caused by sandy. in nearby pearl river, jeffrey channon, 51 years old, a retired new york city police sergeant was home with his wife and children when a tree fell on their house. police say the power of the falling tree was so great that his body was forced from an upper floor to the ground. he was found outside his home pinned underneath the tree. his wife and daughters were badly injured. his son called 911. on staten island, the scene of so...
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the death toll from superstorm sandy rose to 106 last night, that's just in the u.s. cnn jim clancy is in long island beach, new jersey, an area where houses were floating down the streets. jim, we hear some good news of some signs of improvement this morning. >> well, you know, the improvement is going to come and certainly they're out there working every day. they're digging away. they're trying to literally like snow plows tear through the sand dunes that have built up. some as high as six feet on this island, covering up roadways and plowing through all of that and they're working on, i've seen people coming out and checking the power lines and we have people coming out and the entire underside of some of these homes that were up on stilts or posts or whatever you want to call it, pili pylons. they may have to come down. all of the homes, they're ensuring that they have a little bit of stability. you know, this was quite a storm. i talked to one of the residents, he refuses to leave. search and rescue yesterday, guy name carl was telling me that the experience of
the death toll from superstorm sandy rose to 106 last night, that's just in the u.s. cnn jim clancy is in long island beach, new jersey, an area where houses were floating down the streets. jim, we hear some good news of some signs of improvement this morning. >> well, you know, the improvement is going to come and certainly they're out there working every day. they're digging away. they're trying to literally like snow plows tear through the sand dunes that have built up. some as high as...
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toll from sandy is at least 97 people. at least 40 of them lived in new york, day by day we're learning more about who they are, the lives they lived. tonight, four more families forever changed by this storm. at the height of the storm on monday, two best friends in the small town of salem, new york decided to spend the night together. 13-year-old michael robson and his 11-year-old pal, jack baumler were playing in the family room, police said, when a fierce wind blew a 100 foot oak tree through the house. a photograph of the house shows the entire second floor destroyed. both boys were killed instantly. two other children playing at the house were hurt. at a wake before the funeral masses for both boys, jack was remembered as an all-star baseball player, a kid who loved to talk and engage both adults and his friends. michael, relatives said, loved adventure and talked about becoming a park ranger. an uncle told the local newspaper quote, our hearts are broken. the pain is raw. not too far away, another family, another tr
toll from sandy is at least 97 people. at least 40 of them lived in new york, day by day we're learning more about who they are, the lives they lived. tonight, four more families forever changed by this storm. at the height of the storm on monday, two best friends in the small town of salem, new york decided to spend the night together. 13-year-old michael robson and his 11-year-old pal, jack baumler were playing in the family room, police said, when a fierce wind blew a 100 foot oak tree...
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let's get started at capella.edu >>> first super storm sandy, now another storm. hundreds of thousands of new yorkers still left in the dark tonight. where is the power? what's being done to bring it back? this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> up close tonight, a first look at the previously unknown secret operation the obama campaign used to defeat mitt romney. as you've heard about or as you're about to learn, this operation was so highly organized, technical and computerized, could become a template for future campaigns. president obama spent months on the campaign trail of course but so did mitt romney. the president shook hands, posed for photos with voters. so did mitt romney. so what was the ultimate difference between the two in terms of their operations? well, obama's data mining op
let's get started at capella.edu >>> first super storm sandy, now another storm. hundreds of thousands of new yorkers still left in the dark tonight. where is the power? what's being done to bring it back? this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each...
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it is because there's been a devastating side effects from sandy there. one of the worst probably in the whole of america. what do you make of this? do you buy it or is there a cynical political reasoning behind what is going on? >> personally i'm not a cynic. i think it looked -- i think governor christie and president obama both looked sincere and concerned. >> are you skeptical there is more political motive behind it? it is right to ask the question. >> of course it is okay to ask because it is shocking to see governor christie over and over and over again on show after show after show heighten his love each time he went on a different show for president obama. >> if you are mitt romney, there's your right hand guy. the guy who was the first to support you, who's been hammering obama on your behalf all year suddenly looking like his best friend. whichever you way you dress this up, this cannot help mitt romney, can it? >> no. the cynic would say, what did mitt romney do in the last couple of weeks to piss governor chris christie off? he didn't have to
it is because there's been a devastating side effects from sandy there. one of the worst probably in the whole of america. what do you make of this? do you buy it or is there a cynical political reasoning behind what is going on? >> personally i'm not a cynic. i think it looked -- i think governor christie and president obama both looked sincere and concerned. >> are you skeptical there is more political motive behind it? it is right to ask the question. >> of course it is...
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retailers so you cannot blame sandy. the bigger issue is the frustrated consumer. >>neil: you cannot blame sandy with this data. >>guest: you will see more outcome in november but it is not all bad news with sandy, home depot saw a bump in sales. you have to replace cars, and clothing if you lost part of your home. >>neil: back to the cliff, how is that weighing us down. >>guest: uncertainty is killing consumers. they don't want to spend when they do not know what will happen. >>neil: the taxes will go up. if you are wealthy --. >>guest: it is not just how it affects the wealthy but how it affects corporations and the corporations that employs you. will we see more layoffs or people cutting back in different growth areas not spending and developing in the united states just because it is not worth their while. that filters down so consumers see their boss not hiring and they are downsizing. >> they don't have certainly in their jobs and they will not be out buying tv's and refrigerators and all the items that help move t
retailers so you cannot blame sandy. the bigger issue is the frustrated consumer. >>neil: you cannot blame sandy with this data. >>guest: you will see more outcome in november but it is not all bad news with sandy, home depot saw a bump in sales. you have to replace cars, and clothing if you lost part of your home. >>neil: back to the cliff, how is that weighing us down. >>guest: uncertainty is killing consumers. they don't want to spend when they do not know what will...
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is that still do to sandy? >> there are still areas -- areas that do not have power in the boroughs and lower manhattan that to not have power. there will be a time period before we get back up to full capacity again. that is not for lack of trying. it is important to remind people that the folks the run these companies are also consumers, family members. their goal is to make sure these networks are up and running, personally and professionally. as folks moved out of their houses, one of the employees' houses were destroyed, they move to the company quarters, to the store fronts to run their operations from there. it is an effort, when you see a storm of this magnitude, it is really an effort to get things back to status quo. >> christopher guttman-mccabe, your industry prevented or fought fcc recommendations that there be back up power at cell on as, and las tweek on a blt k blog post you said that eight hour and mandated that the power would not be a panacea anyway because of this storm. >> if you can visual
is that still do to sandy? >> there are still areas -- areas that do not have power in the boroughs and lower manhattan that to not have power. there will be a time period before we get back up to full capacity again. that is not for lack of trying. it is important to remind people that the folks the run these companies are also consumers, family members. their goal is to make sure these networks are up and running, personally and professionally. as folks moved out of their houses, one of...
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hurricane sandy is compelled the mainstream media to talk about climate change do you believe climate change is manmade and what should the government's role be in current climate change if any dr stein. great question sam thank you yes. climate change is here and it's happening as we saw just last week with hurricane sandy the biggest storm ever to hit our shores and. that is coming in on the heels and i should mention with hurricane sandy now we are seeing tens of thousands of people who are homeless as another storm approaches leading to freezing weather while there are forty thousand people in new york looking for shelter and there are many many more who still do not have electricity and there is a shortage of gasoline in part because some of the refineries have been knocked out in the pipelines so again we are seeing how very vulnerable our fossil fuel supply is this very this very thing which is causing the climate problem in and of itself and i should add that the crisis with sandy is coming on the heels of the hottest twelve months on record the worst floods the worst drought
hurricane sandy is compelled the mainstream media to talk about climate change do you believe climate change is manmade and what should the government's role be in current climate change if any dr stein. great question sam thank you yes. climate change is here and it's happening as we saw just last week with hurricane sandy the biggest storm ever to hit our shores and. that is coming in on the heels and i should mention with hurricane sandy now we are seeing tens of thousands of people who are...
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. >>> victims of superstorm sandy may soon need to face the possibility of living on boats. fema says it's researching the idea of quickly creating low cost housing on the water. officials say the vessels would ideally sleep two to six adults. >>> a new study released today finds the ice sheet covering most of greenland is melting fast and causing the oceans to rise. the findings are the result of 20 years of data. researchers say since 1992, the oceans rose 11 millimeters. >>> a new york city police officer's act of kindness is now a global sensation. a tourist visiting from arizona took this photo of the policeman who bought the shoes for a homeless man and is putting them on his feet. she posted it on facebook and it is now being shared and commented on by hundreds of thousands of people. an inspirational act of kindness. >> very inspirational. wonderful act of kindness. wonderful any time, especially this time of year. isha, thank you very much. >>> we are just three days away from sunday night's live broadcast of cnn heroes. an all-star tribute, our annual salute to the
. >>> victims of superstorm sandy may soon need to face the possibility of living on boats. fema says it's researching the idea of quickly creating low cost housing on the water. officials say the vessels would ideally sleep two to six adults. >>> a new study released today finds the ice sheet covering most of greenland is melting fast and causing the oceans to rise. the findings are the result of 20 years of data. researchers say since 1992, the oceans rose 11 millimeters....
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four days after hurricane sandy devastated this community. we are standing next to what was the boardwalk that used to stretch along the beach. the boardwalk now takes up much of the street. you can see it on top of cars that were part here. residents tell us about 5 feet of water poured down the street on monday. today, you see debris in giant piles in front of almost every house. let's go into one apartment that was completely destroyed on monday during the storm. >> i am 51 years old. monday night, i was sitting at the computer. i felt some water at my feet, i went to the back room to get my mop. the bedroom door was closed but the broom and fill with water. i opened the door and the water hit me. i opened up the store and the backyard had filled up with 3 feet of water, and that came in, so i was caught in from the front and back. >> what were your thoughts entering your apartment for the first time after the storm? >> my first thought was, am i going to be able to start over? it is a little difficult when you are 50-something years old.
four days after hurricane sandy devastated this community. we are standing next to what was the boardwalk that used to stretch along the beach. the boardwalk now takes up much of the street. you can see it on top of cars that were part here. residents tell us about 5 feet of water poured down the street on monday. today, you see debris in giant piles in front of almost every house. let's go into one apartment that was completely destroyed on monday during the storm. >> i am 51 years old....
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these are some of the streams we felt from sandy. the blizzard in garrett county dumped 29 inches of snow. wind gusts at 79 mph in anne arundel county. 12.5 inch of rain in easton. the storm approached ocean city on monday. all kinds of extreme weather here. standing is now the the canada and moving farther away. temperatures cooler than normal. thankfully no more rain today but almost at the 9 inch mark as we end the month. not a record. we had over 9 inches in october of 20 -- 2005. 46 degrees in an ocean city. low 40's as you head west. additional snow may fall overnight and into parts of allegany and garrett counties. they are under a winter weather advisory. pennsylvania, garrett county, west virginia, into tomorrow morning. slippery conditions possible. hear, clouds. 36 suburbs. 34 downtown. to borrow the cloud cover will begin to break up a little bit. -- tomorrow, the cloud cover will begin to break up a little bit. breezy thursday and friday but those northwest winds. in the back of cold air keeping temperatures below normal
these are some of the streams we felt from sandy. the blizzard in garrett county dumped 29 inches of snow. wind gusts at 79 mph in anne arundel county. 12.5 inch of rain in easton. the storm approached ocean city on monday. all kinds of extreme weather here. standing is now the the canada and moving farther away. temperatures cooler than normal. thankfully no more rain today but almost at the 9 inch mark as we end the month. not a record. we had over 9 inches in october of 20 -- 2005. 46...
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along came hurricane sandy. in politics, a wise man told me once that you can never see around the corner. i don't want to minimize the tragic human dimensions of this storm and its aftermath, but this is a political program and the election is next tuesday, so here goes. new jersey gov. chris christie prior to the hurricane. >> let's give you the plane ticket back to chicago you have current. >> after sandy, he was thanking him. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for the people of our state. >> he has put his heart and soul into making sure that the people of new jersey bounce back stronger than before. >> in the past several days, voters have seen the president on tv, the white house, the red cross with gov. christie, hugging victims, looking, well, presidential in a time of crisis. with the election practically on our doorstep, how will the politics of sandy and its aftermath play out? >> good for president obama. at a time of disaster, the only elected officials wh
along came hurricane sandy. in politics, a wise man told me once that you can never see around the corner. i don't want to minimize the tragic human dimensions of this storm and its aftermath, but this is a political program and the election is next tuesday, so here goes. new jersey gov. chris christie prior to the hurricane. >> let's give you the plane ticket back to chicago you have current. >> after sandy, he was thanking him. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his...
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this will be no sandy. in the meantime don't forget to get ready to set the clocks or if you are -- like me you can wait up until two on saturday night and watch the cell phone --. >> i will go set mine the night before. >> gain an hour. >> we need that. >> all right. there is an election. >> really? >> for the first time since sandy made landfall both candidates are out on the trail. we are right there with them in washington tonight. looks like the campaigns are back in action. >> reporter: it seems like they have called off that temporary truce and with just five-days left until the election, both teams are making that last minute push for undecided voters. >> this election will have huge consequence. >> reporter: romney set his sights on havev. the president won the state in 2008 but now the republican candidate hopes to turn it red again. >> the obama folks are chanting four more years, but our chant is this, five more days. five more days. >> reporter: the latest poll in virginia shows it's to close t
this will be no sandy. in the meantime don't forget to get ready to set the clocks or if you are -- like me you can wait up until two on saturday night and watch the cell phone --. >> i will go set mine the night before. >> gain an hour. >> we need that. >> all right. there is an election. >> really? >> for the first time since sandy made landfall both candidates are out on the trail. we are right there with them in washington tonight. looks like the...
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and as we continue our look at telecommunications and the um pact that sandy -- the impact that sandy had especially in the northeast, we're joined by harold feld, senior vice president of the consumer interest group public knowledge. we've talked to both ctia and to verizon. both groups, both organizations said that wireless service particularly did well during sandy. what's your assessment? >> guest: my assessment here is some networks did well, some networks did less well, but we don't really have solid information about this because there are no reporting requirements on these networks, there are no standards by which we measure their performance, and it's entirely voluntary whether they want to talk to the fcc or not or talk to their state and local governments or not. so i take their word for it that they responded well. i also have an ec coatally heard that some of these guys maybe did less well, and i think a first step is we have to find out who did well, who didn't do well and how we make sure that everybody's doing well. >> and how do we get to, how do we make sure everybod
and as we continue our look at telecommunications and the um pact that sandy -- the impact that sandy had especially in the northeast, we're joined by harold feld, senior vice president of the consumer interest group public knowledge. we've talked to both ctia and to verizon. both groups, both organizations said that wireless service particularly did well during sandy. what's your assessment? >> guest: my assessment here is some networks did well, some networks did less well, but we don't...
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still ahead, we have more on sandy: flood insurance, the cost of getting power turned back on, and the challenge of getting around america's busiest city. >> tom: october marked a pick-up in private hiring. that's the word from payroll processing firm adp. it says u.s. private payrolls grew by 158,000 positions in october. that higher than expected number comes as adp overhauls how it calculates the number by including more companies in its survey. darren gersh reports. >> reporter: the economic signals out today point in the same direction-- an economy that has moved through a rough couple of months last spring has now found stability. >> slow growth need not be fragile, so we are in a derate growth phase that appears to be quite durable. it's going to be hard to break out significantly in one direction or the other, unless we get a policy surprise or a policy mistake. >> repter: the adp payroll snapshot is seen as a kind of preview for the government's official employment report, which comes out tomorrow. factoring in job losses in statr and local government, adp projects the labor d
still ahead, we have more on sandy: flood insurance, the cost of getting power turned back on, and the challenge of getting around america's busiest city. >> tom: october marked a pick-up in private hiring. that's the word from payroll processing firm adp. it says u.s. private payrolls grew by 158,000 positions in october. that higher than expected number comes as adp overhauls how it calculates the number by including more companies in its survey. darren gersh reports. >> reporter:...
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from sandy. more than 4.5 million still don't have power. that's down from a high of about 8 million. some of the biggest cries for help are coming from new york's staten island where the superstorm has claimed at least 19 lives. among them, two little boys, brothers, a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. their bodice weies were found i marsh on thursday. their mother's suv was washed out when rising waters engulfed their vehicle. people living on the island told nbc's ann curry support has been far too slow in coming. >> every single person on this block lost everything. >> we just want everyone to know that we are hurting down here, and we need help immediately. >> well, fema teams did walk through staten island neighborhoods on thursday trying to make sure victims signed up for federal help. >>> elsewhere, the national guard handed out water, food, and diapers last night. 17 military aircraft arrived in new york state carrying power repair trucks from california. in virginia, the uss san antonio was loaded up with relief supplies and sent off to
from sandy. more than 4.5 million still don't have power. that's down from a high of about 8 million. some of the biggest cries for help are coming from new york's staten island where the superstorm has claimed at least 19 lives. among them, two little boys, brothers, a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. their bodice weies were found i marsh on thursday. their mother's suv was washed out when rising waters engulfed their vehicle. people living on the island told nbc's ann curry support has been far...
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john: 295 wal-mart's hit by hurricane sandy there were open within 24 hours. impressive. >> wal-mart is the practice because they are really good at moving resources. they do that every day. they get resources into place and get them up running again. >> i agree. i a read his steady but in a complete disaster and a complete failure of fema wal-mart step did all so home depot could deliver hard goods. but look at the comprehensive things delivering water, to a paper is one particular aspect. there are security and safety aspects. look at the york with flooding of new jersey, new york, toxins are released in the water. that is not what qualified to do as wal-mart purpose of the house to tell wal-mart where to go. >> they don't. wal-mart knew where there stores were damaged. john: what about the police? >> there is a difference between the two. disaster response is most the effective locally. no doubt those who have local knowledge are the best first responders. fema is a bureaucracy in washington doee not understand as well the needs from local community. >> you
john: 295 wal-mart's hit by hurricane sandy there were open within 24 hours. impressive. >> wal-mart is the practice because they are really good at moving resources. they do that every day. they get resources into place and get them up running again. >> i agree. i a read his steady but in a complete disaster and a complete failure of fema wal-mart step did all so home depot could deliver hard goods. but look at the comprehensive things delivering water, to a paper is one particular...
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where does sandy fit in terms of economic impact? s showing?our numb >> good question, susie. >> in terms of totalu economic loss. because airms aren't going, and restaurants aren't serving meals, and the property damage i think tell come to about $50 billion. to put this in context, th's roughly the consequence of 9/11. it you sad up katrina it was 150 million. it's a big storm and a lot of damage, but less than's katrina. >> susie: quickly, mark, because on friday we have the employment numbers coming out. i'd like your take on that. what are you expecting in terms of new job hings and the unemployment rate? we've created 150,000 jobs a month over the past three years. i expect that's roughly what we'll get. une loyment, as yout, remember, it dips down unexpectedly to 7.8%, i expect that will notch up a tenth or two. i don't think we go over 8%. >> susie: it could notch up a bilt. good information. mark, always a pleasure talking to you. mark zandi. >> thank you. >> tom: still ahead, from downed powerlines, to flooded out utilities, we talk a
where does sandy fit in terms of economic impact? s showing?our numb >> good question, susie. >> in terms of totalu economic loss. because airms aren't going, and restaurants aren't serving meals, and the property damage i think tell come to about $50 billion. to put this in context, th's roughly the consequence of 9/11. it you sad up katrina it was 150 million. it's a big storm and a lot of damage, but less than's katrina. >> susie: quickly, mark, because on friday we have...
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john: 295 wal-mart's hit by hurricane sandy there were open within 24 hours. impressive. >> wal-mart is the practice because they are reallygood at moving resources. they do that every day. they get resources into place and get them up running again. >> i agree. i a read his steady but in a complete disaster and a complete failure of fema wal-mart step did all so home depot could deliver hard goods. but look at the comprehensive thins delivering water, to a paper is one particular aspect. there are security and safety aspects. look at the york with flooding of new jersey, new york, toxins are released in the water. that is not what qualified to do as wal-mart purpose of the house tell wal-mart where to go. >> they don't. wal-mart knew where there stores were damaged. john: hat about the police? >> there is a difference between the two. disaster response is most the effective locally. no doubt those who he local knowledge are the best first responders. fema is a bureaucracy in washington doee not understand as well the needs from local community. >> your study
john: 295 wal-mart's hit by hurricane sandy there were open within 24 hours. impressive. >> wal-mart is the practice because they are reallygood at moving resources. they do that every day. they get resources into place and get them up running again. >> i agree. i a read his steady but in a complete disaster and a complete failure of fema wal-mart step did all so home depot could deliver hard goods. but look at the comprehensive thins delivering water, to a paper is one particular...
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now hurricane sandy. sandy, what kind of name is that? are you a dude storm or a lady storm? oh, big surprise, just when obama needs a boost, who shows up but a gender-ambiguous weather system, a category 5 by cure cane. (laughter) hey, hey, don't get me wrong, i don't mine you being a hemispheric scale meteorological event, but why must you be so flamboyant and in my face about it? (cheers and applause) no, i'm hurricane sandy, deal with me! now, make no mistake, folks, the hurricane agenda is to make the federal government look necessary! (laughter) well, mitt romney understands that disaster relief belongs only on the state level. as he explained when asked about his plans for fema during a primary debate. >> every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> stephen: right! we should make disaster relief the sole responsibility of the states. who better to respond to what's going on inside its own
now hurricane sandy. sandy, what kind of name is that? are you a dude storm or a lady storm? oh, big surprise, just when obama needs a boost, who shows up but a gender-ambiguous weather system, a category 5 by cure cane. (laughter) hey, hey, don't get me wrong, i don't mine you being a hemispheric scale meteorological event, but why must you be so flamboyant and in my face about it? (cheers and applause) no, i'm hurricane sandy, deal with me! now, make no mistake, folks, the hurricane agenda is...
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. >> host: hurricane sandy. >> guest: yes. >> host: um, what is your assessment? there have been reports that up to 25% of cell towers in the northeast have been knocked out, that people are now using pay phones because their service is not working. what is your assessment of the carriers and their ability to maintain phone service for people in these affected areas? >> guest: peter, first of all, allow me to thank you, the both of you, for allowing me to be here today. um, also, my condolences, of course, go out to the families. there are many loved ones who were lost in this, in this tragic event, so my condolences go out to them, and, of course, hats off to those brave first responders who answered, continue to answer the call. in terms of the fcc' engagement as you know, the chairman literally spent the night at the agency. public safety person did the same. and we are definitely engaged in the process, have been working firsthand with fema to make an overall assessment. you're right in terms of those initial numbers, that up to 25% of cell towers were disable
. >> host: hurricane sandy. >> guest: yes. >> host: um, what is your assessment? there have been reports that up to 25% of cell towers in the northeast have been knocked out, that people are now using pay phones because their service is not working. what is your assessment of the carriers and their ability to maintain phone service for people in these affected areas? >> guest: peter, first of all, allow me to thank you, the both of you, for allowing me to be here today....